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jpfine · 03-27-2019, 06:53 PM

East Carolina History

Football Team History
The East Carolina Pirates are a college football team that represents East Carolina University. Since its conception in the 1932 season, the Pirates have won seven conference championships and nine bowl games. The Pirates have 20 All-Americans over its history and four players have their jerseys retired. Additionally, numerous Pirates have played in the NFL, including ten current players.

Championships
1953: North State Champions - 8-2
1966: Southern Conference Co-Champions - 4-5-1
1972: SC Champions - 9-2
1973: SC Champions - 9-2
1976: SC Champions - 9-2
2008: Conference USA Champions - 9-5
2009: CUSA Champions - 9-5
Notes:
Notes: ~ Will be updated as dynasty goes on.
Notes: ~ National Title Playoff wins will be included as titles.

Bowl History
Record: 9-11
1952: Lions Bowl - Lost to Clarion, 6-13
1954: Elks Bowl - Lost to Morris Harvey, 0-12
1963: Eastern Bowl - Defeated Northeastern, 27-6
1964: Tangerine Bowl - Defeated UMass, 14-13
1965: Tangerine Bowl - Defeated Maine, 31-0
1978: Independence Bowl - Defeated Louisiana Tech, 35-13
1992: Peach Bowl - Defeated NC State, 37-34
1994: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Illinois, 0-30
1995: Liberty Bowl - Defeated Stanford, 19-13
1999: Mobile Alabama Bowl - Lost to TCU, 14-28
2000: Galleryfurniture.com Bowl - Defeated Texas Tech, 40-27
2001: GMAC Bowl - Lost to Marshall, 61-64 (2OT)
2006: PapaJohns.com Bowl - Lost to South Florida, 7-24
2007: Hawai'i Bowl - Defeated Boise State, 41-38
2008: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Kentucky, 19-25
2009: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Arkansas, 17-20 (OT)
2010: Military Bowl - Lost to Maryland, 20-51
2012: New Orleans Bowl - Lost to UL Lafayette, 34-43
2013: Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl - Defeated Ohio, 37-20
2014: Birmingham Bowl - Lost to Florida, 20-28
Notes:
Notes: ~ Historical Records until 2017.
Notes: ~ Playoff games for promotion/relegation implications will count as bowl games.

Rivalries
Marshall Thundering Herd
After the tragic plane crash that was carrying 70 members of the Marshall football team and 5 flight crew members home after a game against the Pirates, East Carolina and Marshall have embarked on a "friendly" rivalry, of sorts. With the first game in 1967, the two teams played for four years until the tragic crash. Prior to both joining Conference USA, the two teams played irregularly. However, when both teams were in Conference USA, they played annually until East Carolina left the conference for greener pastures in the American Athletic Conference. Since 2013, the Pirates and the Thundering Herd have not played each other

All-Time Record
Pre-dynasty: ECU, 10-5
Dynasty: ECU, 1-0
Total: ECU, 11-5

NC State Wolfpack
Due to the close proximity of the two schools, the size of the schools, and some off-field incidents in the history, the two teams can be considered quality rivals. Although East Carolina is in the background due to the rivalries with Duke, North Carolina, and Wake Forest for NC State, the rivalry between the Pirates and the Wolfpack has been an interesting one. From 1970 to 1987, East Carolina and NC State played annually. However, after fans of the Pirates tore down goal posts and the playing surface at Carter-Finley Stadium in 1987, Jim Valvano terminated the annual scheduling of the two schools.

The teams would not meet again until the 1992 Peach Bowl. Then, in 1996, the two schools met in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium rather than on either school's home field. In 1997, the North Carolina Legislature proposed a bill demanding that North Carolina and NC State must play East Carolina on an annual basis, which would officially revive the series between East Carolina and NC State. The two teams have played for the "Victory Barrel" since 2007 after the Student Government Associations of both NC State and ECU created the trophy. Since the introduction of the barrel, the series has been 3-3.

All-Time Record
Pre-dynasty: NCST, 16-13
Dynasty: ECU, 1-0
Total: NCST, 16-14

UCF Knights
Beginning in 1991, the rivalry between the Pirates and the Knights recently became more intense. Since 2005, the teams have met 9 times when UCF joined ECU in both teams' former conference, Conference USA. Since 2005, the two teams have been in the same conference, excluding the 2013 season. The teams continued their meeting after the 2013 season as members in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference until the end of the 2017 season.

All-Time Record
Pre-dynasty: ECU, 10-6
Dynasty: ECU, 1-0
Total: ECU, 11-6

03-27-2019, 06:53 PM	#5
jpfine Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Indianapolis, IN Blog Entries: 1	East Carolina History Football Team History The East Carolina Pirates are a college football team that represents East Carolina University. Since its conception in the 1932 season, the Pirates have won seven conference championships and nine bowl games. The Pirates have 20 All-Americans over its history and four players have their jerseys retired. Additionally, numerous Pirates have played in the NFL, including ten current players. Championships 1953: North State Champions - 8-2 1966: Southern Conference Co-Champions - 4-5-1 1972: SC Champions - 9-2 1973: SC Champions - 9-2 1976: SC Champions - 9-2 2008: Conference USA Champions - 9-5 2009: CUSA Champions - 9-5 Notes: Notes: ~ Will be updated as dynasty goes on. Notes: ~ National Title Playoff wins will be included as titles. Bowl History Record: 9-11 1952: Lions Bowl - Lost to Clarion, 6-13 1954: Elks Bowl - Lost to Morris Harvey, 0-12 1963: Eastern Bowl - Defeated Northeastern, 27-6 1964: Tangerine Bowl - Defeated UMass, 14-13 1965: Tangerine Bowl - Defeated Maine, 31-0 1978: Independence Bowl - Defeated Louisiana Tech, 35-13 1992: Peach Bowl - Defeated NC State, 37-34 1994: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Illinois, 0-30 1995: Liberty Bowl - Defeated Stanford, 19-13 1999: Mobile Alabama Bowl - Lost to TCU, 14-28 2000: Galleryfurniture.com Bowl - Defeated Texas Tech, 40-27 2001: GMAC Bowl - Lost to Marshall, 61-64 (2OT) 2006: PapaJohns.com Bowl - Lost to South Florida, 7-24 2007: Hawai'i Bowl - Defeated Boise State, 41-38 2008: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Kentucky, 19-25 2009: Liberty Bowl - Lost to Arkansas, 17-20 (OT) 2010: Military Bowl - Lost to Maryland, 20-51 2012: New Orleans Bowl - Lost to UL Lafayette, 34-43 2013: Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl - Defeated Ohio, 37-20 2014: Birmingham Bowl - Lost to Florida, 20-28 Notes: Notes: ~ Historical Records until 2017. Notes: ~ Playoff games for promotion/relegation implications will count as bowl games. Rivalries Marshall Thundering Herd After the tragic plane crash that was carrying 70 members of the Marshall football team and 5 flight crew members home after a game against the Pirates, East Carolina and Marshall have embarked on a "friendly" rivalry, of sorts. With the first game in 1967, the two teams played for four years until the tragic crash. Prior to both joining Conference USA, the two teams played irregularly. However, when both teams were in Conference USA, they played annually until East Carolina left the conference for greener pastures in the American Athletic Conference. Since 2013, the Pirates and the Thundering Herd have not played each other All-Time Record Pre-dynasty: ECU, 10-5 Dynasty: ECU, 1-0 Total: ECU, 11-5 NC State Wolfpack Due to the close proximity of the two schools, the size of the schools, and some off-field incidents in the history, the two teams can be considered quality rivals. Although East Carolina is in the background due to the rivalries with Duke, North Carolina, and Wake Forest for NC State, the rivalry between the Pirates and the Wolfpack has been an interesting one. From 1970 to 1987, East Carolina and NC State played annually. However, after fans of the Pirates tore down goal posts and the playing surface at Carter-Finley Stadium in 1987, Jim Valvano terminated the annual scheduling of the two schools. The teams would not meet again until the 1992 Peach Bowl. Then, in 1996, the two schools met in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium rather than on either school's home field. In 1997, the North Carolina Legislature proposed a bill demanding that North Carolina and NC State must play East Carolina on an annual basis, which would officially revive the series between East Carolina and NC State. The two teams have played for the "Victory Barrel" since 2007 after the Student Government Associations of both NC State and ECU created the trophy. Since the introduction of the barrel, the series has been 3-3. All-Time Record Pre-dynasty: NCST, 16-13 Dynasty: ECU, 1-0 Total: NCST, 16-14 UCF Knights Beginning in 1991, the rivalry between the Pirates and the Knights recently became more intense. Since 2005, the teams have met 9 times when UCF joined ECU in both teams' former conference, Conference USA. Since 2005, the two teams have been in the same conference, excluding the 2013 season. The teams continued their meeting after the 2013 season as members in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference until the end of the 2017 season. All-Time Record Pre-dynasty: ECU, 10-6 Dynasty: ECU, 1-0 Total: ECU, 11-6 Last edited by jpfine; 04-08-2019 at 10:23 PM.